Gov. Kathy Hochul is getting behind a proposal for universal free school lunches in an about-face after dismal poll numbers — but the program’s massive price tag remains a mystery for now.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday plans to propose expanding free school meal programs to cover the cost of breakfast and lunch for all of the state’s 2.7 million students. The Democratic governor is ...

By Maya KingBenjamin Oreskes and Jay Root Gov. Kathy Hochul used her State of the State speech to focus on affordability and crime, vowing to place a police officer on every overnight subway train.

The plan builds on existing tuition aid programs in New York, including one providing free tuition for residents earning less than $125,000 annually. The new initiative focuses on mid-career ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday in the Hart Theater at Empire State Plaza in Albany. Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals Rowan D. Wilson, left ...

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut state income taxes by $1 billion over the next two years — part of an agenda aimed at combating voters’ economic concerns that helped ...

NEW YORK -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out an ambitious agenda for 2025 during her State of the State address at the Hart Theater in Albany on Tuesday. Hochul was followed by New Jersey Gov.

Look no further than New York, where Gov. Kathy Hochul is pitching billions of more dollars in welfare spending as New York City’s subways fall into deeper disrepair. The lesson that Ms.

Gov. Kathy Hochul used her State of the State speech to focus on affordability and crime, vowing to place a police officer on every overnight subway train. By Benjamin Oreskes Reporting from the ...